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Oct. .20I 192,5.

- C. A. FRKZK BOTTLE REFRIGEYATOR Filed Jan. 10, 1925 5 Sheets-Shed. l

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CHESTER A. FRICK, OF MUNIE, UDMA..

Application filed January 30,' 1925.

'/'o u/f rim/n 'it may concer-n.'

lle. 1t known that `l. Cliaernn A. Fiumi, a citizen ol the llnited States. residing at Muncie. lin the count jvY ot' Delaware and 5 State ot' llndiana. have invented a ne and use'lul llottle Reti" 'eratoiz ot which the tol'- lowingis a specification. l

lily invention relates` to improvements in g refrigerators for bottles andthe like andi particularly designed t'orjthe cooling olif soda and pop bottles and the like. 1t 13elates particularly to that typo ot refrigeraf.

tor wherein the insertion ot' one bottle inl "the retrig'erater ivill ainse a discharge ofl a cooled bottle.

(lne ot' the objects ot' my invention'is to proride a refrigerator which ma)Y 'ne readily assembled and thereb)Y reduce the cost oit mamrl'acture. Another object ot my inrenlion is to provide a refrigerator which will permit ot the readvv cleaning ot' the bottle container.

Other objects and advantagesot my inrention will appear more fully1 in the aei companving specification andl claims.

For the purpose ot disclosing my invention l have illustrated one embodiment thereof in the accompanying drawings in which,

Fig. l is a side elevation of a refrigerator emlmdving In)Y invention;

Fig'. L). is a front elevation thereof;

Fig. il is a plan view thereof;

Fig'. lisa longitudinal section of the refrigerator;

Fig. 5 is a transverse section;

Fig'. tl is a partial plan View With certain ot' the cover plates removed;

Fie'. T is a sidey elevation of theouter and inner lubel showing` the. inner tub partially removed;

Fig'. 8 is a detail section showing the manner ol securing thetubs in position;

Fig'. S) is. a detail section on the line 9--9 otn Fig. 7:

Fig. l() is a'detail lsection showing' the asen'ioly of the drain pipe for thc inner tub;

Fig. ll is a sectional View on the line ll--ll of Fig. l;

Serial No. 1.595.

Fig. 1:2 in a detail section on the lille #5U l2`-l2 ot' Fig. ll;

Fig. 13 is a partial section on the line fl-ll ot Fig. 2;

Fie'. Il is a section' on the line let-llt ot' Fig. lf3.

lnthe embodin'ient illustrated I provide a 'traine upon 'which all the parts are built and whicl inner tub but also carries the covering panels and various parte of, the refrigerator. e@ This trame comprises the four vertical corner 'posts 1 which also constitute the supporting legs for the refrigerator and these corner posts are connected together at their top trent and rear by ineans` ot front and t5 back rails 3 and 4l, similar rails 5 and tl connecting the posts at their bottoms. Top side rails 7 and 8 extend between the posts at the upper portion thereof and similar bottom. side rails 5)9 connect the-posts to- 10 `rether at their lower ends. Also extending between the bottom :front and back rails 5 and o" is a brace ll. This structure provides a ri grid-traine on which all of the parts may be suitably hung'.

The bottle containers, or channels, are toi-med by a pair ot' tubs 12 and 13, each et which is preferably termed of corrugated sheetvmetal bent to forni a round bottom tub as illustrated in Fig., 4l, the ltivo ends Se being' substantially flat. The inner tub l? ie smaller than .the outer tub and when the tubs are held in position in spaced relation the corrngatione forni a soies et curved channels 14. into which the l yles may be 85 inserted. The arcs of the opposite'walls et each ot the channels are 'termed on a coinmon center whereby the channel forms a substantiallycylindrical tube tor the reception ot' the bottle and this tube is of such 90 a, dimension with reference to the size of the bottle that the bottle will tit therein without lateral displacenientduring the t'eedineot the bottles through the tubular 't channels. While the outer and inner tubs 95 are slightly spaced apart to form Icirculating spaces vbetween the various tubs, this spittingI ot the tubs is considerably less than i supporte not'only'the outer',and"""" I:in

the diameter of a bottle vso thatthev bottle always will' be maintained, during its passage through the tubes, against lateral displacement. The curvature of the tubs is such that the bottles will readily slidel through the same and by inserting a bottle into the top of a channel at. one side, the channels bein filled with bottles, a slight pressure will orce the entire line of bottles forward to cause a bottle on the opposite side to project beyond the top of the channel. These channels, while separating the bottles, are connected together, due to lthe fact that the corrugations dov not actually meet, by a circulation space so that there is free circulation of any water contained in the space between the outer and inner tubs. The ends 15 and 16 of the outer and inner tubs are preferably formed of flat sheet metal, the edges of which, with the edges of the sides, are folded together as at.

18 to form a water-tight joint at this point. The outer tub thus constitutes a unitary structure and is supported from the top side rails 7 and 8 by screws 19 which Apass through the sides of the tub and into the rails. Also if desired, the bottom of the outer tub may rest on the cross brace 11. The screws 19 are passed through the corrugated sides of the outer tub 13 and into the side rails 7 and 8. Preferably a screw passes through the upper ends of the sides at each corrugation. By this arrangement the tub is not only hung from the side rails 7 and 8 of the frame but the `corrugated walls are held in a definite and predetermined position which prevents any tendency of the outer tub to bulge under the weight of the Iwater and under the weight of the bottles as they are passed through the 'tubular channels. i i

The inner tub 13 is supported fin' position and in spaced relation with respect to the outer tub from a supplemental frame comprising a pair of cross bars 2O which extend from front to back and rest upon fill and are secured to the top front and back rails 3 and 4. Each of these cross bars preferably comprises a metal cross piece 21 tolthe inner face-ot which is secured a wooden cross piece 22, the whole constituting a cross bar adapted to rest upon the front and back rails 3 and 4, a joint being made between the parts ot such nature as to permit the top of the cross bars to lie flush with the top of the front and back rails. The inner tub is secured to these cross bars 2O by means of screws 23 passing through the top of the tub and into the cross bars. ln securing the inner tub 14 in position to the cross pieces 21 I preferably insert a .screw in each of the corrugations. By securing the edges of the corrugated tub to the cross pieces 23 the tub is not only hung from these cross pieces independently of the outer tub but the walls of the tub are maintainedindefinite spaced relation with respect to the walls of the'. outer tub and are held against any tendency to Abulge or become distorted b the passage of the bottles through the vtu ular channels. Furthermore, this mounting of the tubs definitely positions one tub with respect to the other and maintains the corrugations in such relation that the tubular channels formed by the tubs will properly guide the bottleslwithout permitting the bottles to jam. The structure thus produced comprises a unitary inner tubv and supporting'means which is hung from the main frame and which may be readily inserted in` andremoved from position in assembly and for the purpose of y cleaning the bottle containing chambers.

The cross bars 20 are transversely braced by braces 24 extending between the vsame at,

the front and back and forming with the cross bars a substantially rectangular-frame which gives ample rigidity to the top of the tub and insures' a proper spacing between the inner tub and the outer tub. An additional brace 25 spaced'apart from the rear. brace 24 is provided. Suitable over'- flow openings 26 are provided in the inner tub near its top to maintain the water level chilled Ifor coolpoint I provide an overiow pipe 27 having an opening 28 near' the top thereof. Thisv pipe, at its lower end screw threads into a joint 29 secured'upon the upper end of the drain pipe so. This drain pipe, ii will be noted, passes through the bottom of both the inner and outer tubs and has arranged thereon a nut 31 between which and the' outer side of the inner tub is arranged a gasket 32. A similar gasket 33 vis clamped between a nut 34 on the drainpipe on the inner side of the inner tub. Gaskets 35 and 36 ure clamped between nuts 31 and 37 on the outer tub in a manner similar to gaskets 32 and 33 and by this construction I form a water-tight joint at the points -in Vthe'two tubs where the'drain pipe 30 passes through the bottoms of .the tubs.

The top edges of the tubs on each side are covered by cover plates 3S and 39. each of the same'construction. These plates have openings therein coinciding with the bottlf` channels and the .edges of, these openings are formed with annular lips/40 which overlap the edges of the channels,V The cover nels closed.

ent edges of the l'ranie.

plates on their` inner edges are turned down over the edges ol the cross hars and are secured to the Cross hars. These plates are provided Y'with pairs o't' hinged rovers 4l. .which norinall)7 maintain the bottle chan- A lront cover plate l2 eovers the liront' top rail il and the lrout brace 24 beingi turned down on its inner edge over the 'front l "ace 'tm' the inner tulo traine and secured thereto. haek' cover plate t8 eovers the rear hraee -l and rear top hai-k rail 4Y totali)y closing' the space between 'the rail and the inner braee ythis eorer plate has its limer (aleje turned down over the inner hraee, and is attached thereto. rlhe un! der sile ol' the two rear braces 2l and Q5 are likewise covered blrfan under plate -tland the space between the top plate and undel' plate filled with shitable insulating' niaterial. such" pr instanee as ground eorh or the like, l't will be noted that' thehraee 2:3, and'liiint braee 2l eo-operating with ,the sid'fliars Q0 oli the inner tubA traine 'torni` a trarne opening for the reeeption ot' a eo'rer for the iee rei'eptaele. whifh eorer niay be readil \7 relnormll V.For the insertion otI ire. 'The outer tuh is adapted to he surrounded by suitable insulating; material` prel'erabtv in the l'orin ol' 4ground vork. and 'or holding this material in position and addingr to the `general appearanr'e ol the re trigg'erator` panel membersl are seeured to the t'onr sides ol` the l'ranie. 'lheee panel members eoniprise pre lerahly sheetinetal panels lo whieh are seeured to the eorner posts and top and hottonr rails ot' the traine. The inner l'aees ol these panels iti are linedy with eard hoard or other .suitable paper liningio prevent svcating' ol' the niet'al panels and lor eoverinn' the edges ot' the panelsl deeorative angles or rorners llT are seeured on the diller- It will he noted that the eorer platosl Il' and 39 and 42' and -li are all attached to the inner traine and are onlyv seeured to the outer l'rann; by the eorner or angle strips so that when the top Van'le strips are renn'n'ed. the inner traine and its supported tub and Cover plates may he reino'i'ed as a unit. tween the panels ol the tubs has heen eone pletely filled with insulating niaterial, hottoni panels are seeured inposition. these iianels'beingl Secured to the bottoni side and l'ront rails yol the lraine and, "like the side panels, in'eliejralil)` lined 'with paper to prerent sweating or danipness troni showing: through. j

ll'or storing the hotties in a :iiosition to be readilyv aeeessible for insertion in the bottle ighanihers as Chilled hottles are, removed, l provide a hottie rack which is adapted to he mounted on the top ol the refrigerator. In construe-ting this raeh the sides,4 and baci; are formed ot a si file, piece ol sheet metal Which l'ornzs the hachy 49 and is heut torythrough the sides and hautes.

Alter the space he- Ward at eaeh end to liu'ni the sides a0. front edges oll the sldesare then hent to he parallel. with the hack as at 5l and the' ra n' edge is turned inaardl)Y to 'torni a lip h2 thereby forming;r at each side ot' the raek a spacer lneniber, The bottoni ot" the raelt is torined from a Single' sheet ol metal and eoinprises the bottom portion 52h haring' its tour edges upturned to torni annular flanges 54 Whieh at their corners are pret'erahly welded or otherwise seeured together. This bottoni member telescopes Within the nieniber 'terminer the baek and sides and the edge ot the, liront'llange is turned innf'ardly and downwardly to t'orni an inturned lip 55, which lipq at spaced apart intervals. is slot ted as at 5th rlhe rear llaug'e ot the bottom at intervals and points'opposite the slots 5t; has tongues 5T strut-li up therefrom aud heut forwardly to fornrpairs ol parallel guide members The top 5S ol theI raeli-is t'ornied in a nianner similar tothe bottoni` with the exeei'ition ol the struck up tongues. and the inturned lip :'19 thereof is slotted as'at on. This top teleseopes on the exterior ol' the lneniber l'nrniinev the sides and bottoni and thefbaeli lil ol' the rack has a series ol' tongues (3l struelt up theretroiu and arranged in parallel pairs opposite the slots in the lip 719. 'llhe tongues :Wand (il and slots in the lips .'ii and ntl torni reeeii'iuf; guides for Sparer nieuihers (32 and maintain these spacer nienibegs in position so as to divide the rack into a series ot hottie reeeirinp' eonipartuients.` v

ln asselnblv the bottoni istelesroped withA in the nieniher forming' the sides and bart(` lbeiney sei'ured in position by suitable boltsy passing through the flanges thereot and 'lhe sparen'4 nienihers are then inserted in position and the top teleseoped upon the nienibel' torni-- 'ingl the sides and haelt, being' likewise hel l in position by bolts 'passing through" 'the' parts. This arrainfeinent lorius a quit-lili' and readily assembled rari( l'or the bottles. n'hii'h fis adapted to he sei'ured on the bail: portion ol the refrigerator b r suitable bolts whieh pass through the bottom ol' the laek and through the top ot' the refrigerator. 'lhe haelt 5.) is also extended a slight dist'anee below the bottoni oll the 'rm-lt to forni a` lip `n'hii'h is s'rened to the haelt portion ol"the refrigerator h r the'sanie serea's n'hii'hihold the top rear eornerstrip` in position.

For dispensing straits lor use in eonneetion. `with the dispensed bottles, l Iprovide a staan' holder whieh is adapted' to he supported on the bottle rack. 'l`o this end l provide a box or container (il preferably jloiiniennl ol. sheet metal and open at its top. 'ihifsiiox or container is supported from the rear face of a carrier hine'ed as at 6G to the' lront portion 51 et one ofthe side members 50. This lportion is provided with an olpening into w ich the lbox 64 projects and t e carrier 65 is slightly greater in dimension than this opening so that, While the box may `be inserted in the opening, the carrier will fit flush with the front face of the bottle rack. The rear end of the box 64 is provided with a Weight and stop 67 which is so positioned on the rear of the box that when the box'is in substantially vertical position, as illustrated in full lines in Fig. 3, the weight will urge'the box toward closed osition whereas when the carrier is tilted orward and with it the box, as illustrated indotted lines, the wei ht will iirge'the box to tilt outwardly, it eing held against too great a movement in its opening direction by the weight which acts as a stop and engages against the rear face of the front portion of the rackl To close the straw container it ismerely necessary to give the same a slight push, when the Weight being moved past the center of gravity, will cause the box to automatically move to closed osition,

I claim as my invention:

l. A bottle refrigerator comprising a supporting frame including corner posts, top sills extending betweenl said corner posts, a transversely corrugated tub hung from a pair of said top sills, a pair of supplemental sillsvsupported by the opposite pair of top sills and a second transversely corrugated tub hung fromgsaid supplemental sills and nesting with the first tub and so spaced therefrom that the corrugations of said tubs form a plurality of longitudinally disposed passageways for the reception ofbottles.

2. A bottle refrigerator comprising a frame including corne-r posts, a transversely corrugated tub hung from and Within said frame, a supplemental frame supported by said main frame, a transversely corrugated tub hung from said supplemental frame and nesting with the first tub and so spaced therefrom that the corruvations of said tubs form a plurality of longitudinally disposed passageways for the reception of bottles and cover plates for the ends of said tubs having openings coincidin with said passageways.

3. A bottle re i-igerator comprising a frame including corner posts, a transversely corrugated tub hung from and within the frame and nesting with the first tub and so' said frame, a supplemental frame supported i by said main frame, a transversely corrugated tub hung from said supplemental I 'l spaced that the corrugations of said tubs will form a plurality of longitudinally disposed passageways for the reception of bot- Y tles, cover' plates .for the ends of the tub having'openings coinciding with the passageivays and top cover plates for the front and back of said frame. l

4. A bottle refrigerator comprising a frame including corner posts, a transverselytherefrom that the corrugations of sai tubs will forni a pluralit of longitudinally dis posed passageways or the reception of bottles, cover plates for `the ends of the tubs having openings coinciding withY the passageiva s, top cover plates fbr the front and back 0 said frame and side panels secured to said frame and enclosing said tubs.`

5. A bottle refrigerator comprising a pair of transversely corrugated tubs one. nesting in the other and spaced apart there" from with the corrugations oppositely dis-- posed to form longitudinal tubular passageways for the reception of bottles, the arc of the opposite coirugations being drawn on a common center toforin a substantially cylindrical tubular passageway the walls of which closely embrace the bottles and prevent lateral displacement of the bottles during their passage therethrough.

tub and independently supported with lre spect thereto, said supporting means being secured to the tub on its corrugated sides to hold the same in definite spaced relation Withrespect to the outer tub said tubs being so spaced from one another that the corruy gations form a plurality vof longitudinally disposed .passageways for the reception of bottles.

7. A bottle refrigerator comprising a supporting frame, a transversely corrugated to at its corrugated ends and second transversely corrugated tub hung on said [frame and secured thereto at its corrugated ends to so space the tubs that the corrugations thereof form a plurality of longitudinally disposed passageways for-the reception of bottles. l

8. A bottle refrigerator comprising ii'supporting frame inc uding corner posts, top sills extending between said corner posts, a transversely corrugated tub hung from said top sills being secured thereto on the corrugated sides thereof, a pair of supplemental sills supported by the opposite pair of top sills and a second transversely corrugated tub secured to said supplemental sills on its corrugated sides and nesting with the first tub and so spaced therefrom that the corrugations of said tubs forni a plurality of loiigitudinally disposed l'iaisszigeuays for the reception of bottles. v

9. A bottle refrigerator comprising a les ltub hung from said frame and secured/theren frame ncudng' corner posts, n seln-cylinemily liquid-connnunicutug channes Cach droidal tub hung from und within Suid frzinxe having two open upper ends, 10

u supplemental' frame supported by sind In Witness whereof, I CHESTER EL. Fawn;

11min frame, a: second sQnn-cylndroda tub have hereunto Sei; :ny hund :1t Muncie, Indi- 5 having closnd ends hung from Suid supple una, this (5th day of January, A. D. une

mental frame und nesting within ,thv first thousand nine hundred andftwenty five.

tubv 'Lhc space between said two tubs being 'f1-ruled into a series of cirvulnferential lat- UH "STER LA. FHECK. 

